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C152 pilot departs on a VFR flight plan in marginal conditions to find himself in IFR conditions immediately after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 484489 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fnt.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 msl single value : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fnt.tracon tower : fnl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors departure : vfr enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | controller radar : 1.8 flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 195 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 484489 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Upon receiving an ATIS report of a 1200 ft ceiling and 4 mi visibility and a report from FSS that ceilings steadily climbed to 3800 ft heading towards mop, I accepted a VFR clearance to take off on fnt runway 27 to mop. Immediately upon climb out, (at roughly 500 ft AGL) I entered clouds. I contacted fnt approach to attempt to get an instrument clearance, but determined I did not have the equipment (avionics) necessary to safely make the trip. Fnt approach provided vectors to get me over the airport and safely on the ground. My judgement was at fault but was slightly affected by the misinfo I received.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C152 PLT DEPARTS ON A VFR FLT PLAN IN MARGINAL CONDITIONS TO FIND HIMSELF IN IFR CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: UPON RECEIVING AN ATIS RPT OF A 1200 FT CEILING AND 4 MI VISIBILITY AND A RPT FROM FSS THAT CEILINGS STEADILY CLBED TO 3800 FT HEADING TOWARDS MOP, I ACCEPTED A VFR CLRNC TO TAKE OFF ON FNT RWY 27 TO MOP. IMMEDIATELY UPON CLBOUT, (AT ROUGHLY 500 FT AGL) I ENTERED CLOUDS. I CONTACTED FNT APCH TO ATTEMPT TO GET AN INST CLRNC, BUT DETERMINED I DID NOT HAVE THE EQUIP (AVIONICS) NECESSARY TO SAFELY MAKE THE TRIP. FNT APCH PROVIDED VECTORS TO GET ME OVER THE ARPT AND SAFELY ON THE GND. MY JUDGEMENT WAS AT FAULT BUT WAS SLIGHTLY AFFECTED BY THE MISINFO I RECEIVED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.